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Keep animals out of shelters through direct home placement.
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Their lives are in our hands.
The Friends of the Animal Shelter – Aiken County (FOTAS) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3), volunteer organization created in 2009 to supplement the resources of the Aiken County Animal Shelter in the care of over 4,000 homeless and abandoned animals consigned to its care each year. FOTAS is wholly funded by private donations.
The mission of FOTAS is to support the Aiken County Animal Shelter by promoting animal welfare, responsible pet ownership, and the elimination of euthanasia of all adoptable animals.
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Every dog has a story, and for me and my pals here at the Aiken County Animal Shelter, most are sad. Take me—DayLily. I’m a [...]
Read MorePO Box 2207
Aiken SC 29802
803-514-4313
info@fotasaiken.org
333 Wire Road
Aiken, SC 29801
Phone: 803-642-1537
shelter@aikencountysc.gov
Official Website
Monday – Friday: 11am – 5pm
Saturday: 11am – 4:30pm
Appointments encouraged.
Call 803-642-1537
Monday – Friday: Noon – 4:00 pm
Call 803-642-1537, prompt #7
Adopter: C McCurdy
Adoption Date: Summer 2022

They are doing well. We also adopted “Isa”bell two days later. Three was our goal in case someone wanted to be a loner. They accepted her and they are all like sisters. The Tortie is now ESA instead of ISA since I consider all cats my “emotional support animal”. The other two got named after Jedi that match their personalities, Obi and Snips. I also included a picture of them with a cat we adopted 6ish years ago from there, Mao (kept name since he does consider himself an emperor).
The gentleman who helped us then is still there. I don’t remember his name but he knows how to do it all and is often finalizing adoptions at the desk. He had a fondness for Mao. We were told he was a favorite of many and had been waiting to be adopted for a while. We have been calling him grandpa now. He is resigned to his fate of being followed around by kittens. I have found him cleaning them and playing with them so he is not as put out as he would leave you to believe. I thought the gentleman might like to know how he was doing.